Public Notices

Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz will deliver the 2018 State of the City Address at the Ohio Theatre and Event Center at 6 p.m. February 22, 2018.The annual State of the City brings business, community…Read More →

Levee Systems

SBH is responsible for:

Levee system Inspection and Maintenance – Inspect and maintain the Point Place and Glencove (Swan Creek) levees as mandated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

LEVEE SYSTEM ACCREDITATION PROCESS

Swan Creek (Glencove) Levee System near South Avenue and Detroit Avenue has been undergoing improvements over the last three years to achieve compliance with new regulations issued by FEMA. Improvements are near completion, with only topsoil and establishing grass remaining. Please refrain from walking along the crown of the levee until grass has grown.

Point Place Levee System along the Ottawa River, Mudjaw Creek, and Maumee River has been deemed "Unacceptable" since 2008. The City of Toledo has been working with USACE and FEMA since that time to bring the levee system back into compliance. In 2012, the City of Toledo began replacing closure devices and restoring settled earthen areas near the sheet pile walls. In 2016 and 2017, the City of Toledo worked with Riverview Yacht Club to rebuild a combination retaining wall and earthen levee.

In 2018, the City of Toledo expects to restore the remaining areas of the levee that have suffered the most settlement, specifically Edgewater Park and Mudjaw Creek. Below is a map showing areas in yellow that did not meet freeboard height requirements as of the last field survey in 2012.

By the end of 2018, The City of Toledo fully intends to restore the entire point place levee system to its required height. Below is additional information for point place residents and property owners. Enjoy the drone footage.